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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2012
Adam M. Kennedy, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Michael D. Jack, Goleta, CA (US);
James Asbrock, Oceanside, CA (US);
Frank B. Jaworski, Goleta, CA (US);
Adam M. Kennedy, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Michael D. Jack, Goleta, CA (US);
James Asbrock, Oceanside, CA (US);
Frank B. Jaworski, Goleta, CA (US);
RAYTHEON COMPANY, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A 3D ultraviolet (UV) imaging LADAR system includes a UV source configured to generate a UV interrogation beam, a sensor configured to receive a UV return beam reflected from a target and to produce an electrical signal, and an imaging module coupled to the sensor and configured to receive the electrical signal and to generate a corresponding 3D image of the target. In one example, the sensor includes a down-shifting device configured to down-shift the UV return beam to a down-shifted light beam of a different wavelength, for example, in the visible or SWIR wavelength ranges.